Earthquake details

Saturday, November 20, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Indonesia on Saturday, November 20, 1965 at 15:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Indonesia - IN), about 406.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.120 and latitude -7.225.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 147.9 km
Coordinates -7.225, 129.120
UTC time 1965-11-20 15:05:42.160
Location Kepulauan Babar
Country India (IN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-11-20

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